Send a parcel to Greece
Delivery zone 8
You can be certain that Parcelforce will go to Olympic efforts to ensure your parcels to Greece are delivered to your satisfaction.
Shipping from the UK to Greece
From the ancient capital of Athens to the many beautiful islands off its mainland shores, you could easily lose yourself exploring Greece for months at a time.
Maybe you have friends, family or customers in Greece to send to, or perhaps you are going on holiday to Greece and you're looking for a convenient and reasonable alternative to flying with excess baggage: we can get your parcel to Greece in as little as two working days, with full tracking and named confirmation of delivery.
You can choose to book online, by phone or in person and we will collect from your door or you can drop off at any of our depots and over 11,500 Post Office® branches across the country.
Greece is in Delivery Zone 8.
Our parcel delivery services
| Service | Area | Delivery (Working Days) | PO Box | Max Weight | Max Length | Length & Girth |
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| globalexpress | Documents | From 3 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| globalexpress | Packages | From 3 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| globalpriority Europe | 4 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m | |
| globalpriority Europe | AREA 2 | 5 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| globalpriority Europe | ALL OTHER AREAS | 6 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
Important information for senders
Customs, Prohibitions and Restrictions
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In order to confirm that your items are not prohibited or restricted, please check our dedicated page here.
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Should you require specific customs advice and the latest rules please visit the Greek customs website
This is for information only and should not be considered to have legal basis. Where doubt exists appropriate legal advice should be sought.
Bank Holidays & Non-Working Days
- Bank Holidays for this year in Greece can be found here
- Typical Non-Working Days in Greece are: Saturday and Sunday
Postcode Areas (globalpriority Europe and europriority)
The postcode split for Greece is into two distinct areas;
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Delivery to Area 1 = Athens Metropolitan Area Only
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104xx to 196xx - Athens
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Delivery to Area 2 = Remainder of Greece
- 200xx to 291xx - Peloponnese & Southern Ionian
- 300xx to 385xx - Central Greece, The Sporades & Lefkada
- 400xx - 491xx - Thessaly, Epirus and Corfu (including South East Grovena)
- 500xx - 593xx - Central, North-West, Western Greece, Southern Macedonia (excluding South East Grovena)
- 600xx - 695xx - Central, Eastern, Northern Greece, Southern Macedonia and Thrace
- 700xx - 741xx - Crete
- 800xx - 859xx - Kythira and The Aegean Islands
Additional information (globalpriority Europe)
High Level Standard Offered By ELTA (Hellenic Post)
| Delivery Aspect | Details |
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| Delivery to Home / Business | Yes / Yes |
| Delivery to PO Box | Yes |
| Delivery to Post Office | Yes |
| How many delivery attempts as standard? | 2 |
| If unsuccessful delivery, is notification left with recipient? | Yes |
| How many days is the parcel held before returned? | 15 |
| What days does ELTA typically deliver on? | Mon - Fri |
General Advice
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In order to ensure a delivery on time, please ensure that your parcel has the full, correct address, an email address in the correct format and a mobile or landline number for the intended recipient. This will help the delivery partner to ensure the parcel is delivered correct first time. This should be clearly marked on the parcel.
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Timescales shown above do not include delays caused by destination country customs processes. Please be aware that customs could add additional time to your parcel delivery.
Product Specific Advice
- The definition of 'working days' and other important information can be found here
globalexpress parcels
- To avoid delivery / customs issues, our carrier partners request that a full name is mandatory for globalexpress parcels (e.g. Mr John Smith)
- globalexpress transit times are based upon collection times, sender and recipient locations.
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